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ERIC Number: EJ263924
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982-May
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Discrimination in Industrial Employment: An Investigation of Race and Sex Bias Among Professions.
Hitt, M. A.; And Others
Work and Occupations: An International Sociological Journal, v9 n2 p217-31 May 1982
This study investigated the existence of race and sex discrimination in the evaluation of job applicant resumes sent to personnel directors of 200 corporations across the United States. The results show that identification of race generated more replies but fewer numbers of positive responses than when race was not identified. (Author/CT)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Employment Practices, Job Applicants, Job Application, Racial Bias, Racial Discrimination, Sex Bias, Sex Discrimination
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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